UNA INTRODUCCIÓN A LA INVESTIGACIÓN DE REDES EN ARQUEOLOGÍA: ¿QUÉ ES Y POR QUÉ LA NECESITAMOS?

Abstract

Network archaeological research is a thriving sub-discipline, in which a wide range of research questions about the human past are studied through relational theory and formal network methods. This paper aims to expose the potential of network archaeological research. To do so, we begin by defining the sub-discipline itself, addressing the importance of each of its constituting elements and what kinds of historical questions can be solved through it. As a result, we aim to provide a deeper understanding of "what" network research is, "what" we can do with it, and, most importantly, “why” we need it.